King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 (4. O-O Bf5)
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5
The King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 is a chess opening classified as ECO A07, reached after 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5. White is to move. 3 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 168 times by this move order. White won 51%, 9% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 5. d3 (57% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.32 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qc7 7. d3 Bd6)
- ECO
- A07
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
rn1qkb1r/pp2pppp/2p2n2/3p1b2/8/5NP1/PPPPPPBP/RNBQ1RK1 w kq - 2 5- PGN
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 4 | |
| 1500-1999 | 33 | |
| 2000+ | 131 | |
| All | 168 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. d3 | 96 (57%) | |
| 5. c4 | 35 (21%) | |
| 5. d4 | 23 (14%) | |
| 5. b3 | 7 (4%) | |
| 5. c3 | 1 (1%) | |
| 5. a4 | 1 (1%) | |
| 5. Nh4 | 1 (1%) | |
| 5. e3 | 1 (1%) |
Master games
565 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 43%, draw 28%, Black 29%). The strongest:
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2781) – GM Magnus Carlsen (2872) 1-0 · Zurich CC Rapid 2014 · 2014-02-04
- GM Magnus Carlsen (2832) – GM Alexander Grischuk (2761) 0-1 · GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · 2017-06-24
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2808) – GM Alexander Grischuk (2761) 0-1 · GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · 2017-06-25
- GM Anish Giri (2775) – GM Alexander Grischuk (2761) 1/2-1/2 · Geneva Grand Prix 2017 · 2017-07-15
- GM Alexander Grischuk (2779) – GM Francisco Vallejo Pons (2706) 1-0 · FIDE World Blitz 2013 · 2013-06-09
Search all games of the King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- QuantumLeap1 (2715) – Meatloaf927 (2720) 0-1 · 2026-09-03 · 180 + 0s
- NM MMM_Zhukovskiy (2682) – apollothedog (2701) 1-0 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
- tinotinotino (2660) – apollothedog (2693) 0-1 · 2026-09-02 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
King's Indian Attack (2. g3 d5) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5
Continuations
- King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 (5. d3 h6) A07 · 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 h6
- King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 (5… e6 6. Nbd2) A07 · 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 e6 6. Nbd2
- King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 (5… e6 6. Nh4) A07 · 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 e6 6. Nh4
More King's Indian Attack, with Bf5 lines (all)
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.